JFC approves pay raises for state prosecutors, public defenders

The Joint Finance Committee voted unanimously today to give state prosecutors and public defenders a pay raise of $8.76 an hour -- equal to $18,221 a year -- as both fight vacancy rates that advocates say have led to slowdowns in the criminal justice system.
The move also boosted starting pay for assistant district attorneys and public defenders to $74,880, up from $56,659.
Backers called the prop...

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